Davis defends US-India Nuke deal

CHICAGO: US Congressman Danny Davis said here that he was quite convinced that India would use nuke technology and nuke energy for peaceful purposes only and not for any military use.

Addressing a Town House meeting organized by Indo American Democratic Organization (IADO) here, Davis said his conviction was based on India's history and tradition of non-violence that made him vote for the nuke deal in the US Congress. India is a democratic State and shares values common to US, and this itself is a guarantee against any misuse of nuclear energy, he added.

Touching upon health care measure proposed by the Obama administration, he felt that the move is in the right direction in as much as it seeks to address the issue of health insurance to jobless, self employed and uninsured members of the society in this country.
It is important that those  who lose their jobs or those who are unemployed are covered with health insurance since that will not only ensure them of uninterrupted health care but will also cut down the burden  on the  government who otherwise  would be required to shell out large amounts to    cover their health bills. Uninsured too will have a chance to get coverage. 

Davis was a keynote speaker along with Doug Nguyen, Deputy Regional Communication Director, Social Security Administration. Doug talked on the social security benefits and observed that in view of inflationary pressure in the economy under tight control, there was little chance of the social security and supplementary social security benefit amount being increased in the coming year.

Earlier, Dr. Ram Gajjela, president of IADO welcomed the IADO members and other attendees who came to participate in the open town house meeting. He took the opportunity to explain briefly the objectives of his organization and also dwelt on variety of activities undertaken by it since its inception 25 years ago.

Mohammad Ghouse
India Post News Service